Allan's Wife and Other Tales
 First edition | |
| Author | H. Rider Haggard |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Charles Kerr, Maurice Greiffenhagen |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Allan Quatermain Series |
| Genre | Adventure fiction |
| Publisher | Spencer Blackett |
Publication date | 1889 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 240 p. |
| Preceded by | Marie |
| Followed by | Child of Storm |
Allan's Wife and Other Tales is a collection of Allan Quatermain stories by H. Rider Haggard, first published in London by Spencer Blackett in December 1889. The title story was new, with its first publication intended for the collection, but two unauthorized editions appeared earlier in New York, based on pirated galley proofs. The other three stories first appeared in an anthology and periodicals in 1885, 1887, and 1886.
The significance of the collection was recognized by its republication (as Allan's Wife, With Hunter Quartermain's Story, a Tale of Three Lions, and Long Odds) by the Newcastle Publishing Company as the twenty-fourth volume of the celebrated Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library series in October, 1980.
Contents[edit]
- Allan's Wife - the story of Quartermain's early life, and his marriage to Stella, mother of his son Harry.
- Hunter Quatermain's Story
- A Tale of Three Lions
- Long Odds
References[edit]
- Salmonson, Jessica Amanda. "An Annotated Bibliography of H. Rider Haggard's Fantasies in 1st Editions, Alphabetically Arranged". Archived from the original on 22 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
External links[edit]
- Allan's Wife at Project Gutenberg
Allan's Wife public domain audiobook at LibriVox- The Tale of Three Lions public domain audiobook at LibriVox
- Hunter Quatermain's Story public domain audiobook at LibriVox
- Long Odds public domain audiobook at LibriVox
- Images and bibliographic information for various editions of Allan's Wife and Other Tales at SouthAfricaBooks.com
